Lolla 08

[ficklecycle]

So where are the rumors

[rage patton]

We don't even have any major Coachella rumours... and you want Lolla rumours?

[superfiction]

lolla: twice as lame in 08

[Cpt. Funkaho]

Lolla '08: 50% more sponsors, 50% fewer bands worth seeing!

Okay fine, I'll start a rumor if you want one that bad: There will be no Lolla '08 because the organizers spent last year's profits on hookers and blow.

[superfiction]

i seriously slept all day under a tree until daft last year. shitty shitty SHITTY festival.

[Boourns]

i seriously slept all day under a tree until daft last year. shitty shitty SHITTY festival.

I'm sure there were some great acts before Daft Punk. Didn't Blonde Redhead and LCD play that day?

Lolla rumors won't kick in until at least a month after the Coachella lineup hits. It will give us an idea as to what bands will be the festival whores of 2008. Seriously, I think Peter Bjorn & John, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Lily Allen, Amy Methhouse, CSS, etc played every single festival last year.

Oh hell, I'll just start rumors right now. Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Weezer, Beck, A Tribe Called Quest to headline.

[kreutz2112]

I am also sure Pearl Jam was better than Daft Punk.

[superfiction]

ok i lied. i wtched ghostland observatory. wandered around. slept. watched mia. slept. got food during lcd so i kinda heard them. and then watcehd daft. regardless. a lot of sleeping was commenced

[superfiction]

I am also sure Pearl Jam was better than Daft Punk.

BOOOOOO

[paulb]

Pearl Jam at Lollapalooza were really fuckin impressive, but Daft Punk in Chicago were really fuckin mindblowing!

Top 5 acts of Lolla 2007:

1. Daft Punk
2. Iggy Pop and the Stooges
3. Pearl Jam
4. snow patrol
5. modest mouse

I have no plans on ever going back to Lollapalooza though. The whole corporate shit in your face 24/3 was annoying, the distance from the "AT&T" to the "BudLight" stage was such a bitch. The lineup is far from impressive, and the scheduling is just ridiculous.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

I might check out Lolla if the line up is worth it...I have always wanted to go to Chicago...

[rage patton]

I'm sure there were some great acts before Daft Punk. Didn't Blonde Redhead and LCD play that day?

Lolla rumors won't kick in until at least a month after the Coachella lineup hits. It will give us an idea as to what bands will be the festival whores of 2008. Seriously, I think Peter Bjorn & John, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Lily Allen, Amy Methhouse, CSS, etc played every single festival last year.

Oh hell, I'll just start rumors right now. Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Weezer, Beck, A Tribe Called Quest to headline.

Your predictions actually sound pretty damn acurate.

Also, don't forget Gogol Bordello, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Bjork when you are talking about 2007 festival whores.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Really? Radiohead for lolla 08?

[ShyGuy75]

I have no plans on ever going back to Lollapalooza though. The whole corporate shit in your face 24/3 was annoying, the distance from the "AT&T" to the "BudLight" stage was such a bitch. The lineup is far from impressive, and the scheduling is just ridiculous.


Good. The great city of Chicago doesn't want trash like you stinking up the place.

As far as the lineup goes, well you had:

Silversun Pickups
Pearl Jam
Daft Punk
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Interpol
Kings of Leon
The Black Keys
LCD
Clap Your Hands
Polyphonic Spree
Blonde Redhead
Pete Yorn
STS9
Stephen Marley
Regina Spektor
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Annuals
!!!

For me, that lineup rivals any festival I have witnessed or heard of.

I would say you define the word "clueless" or "hater". Take your pick.

[Boourns]

Your predictions actually sound pretty damn acurate.

Also, don't forget Gogol Bordello, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Bjork when you are talking about 2007 festival whores.

Ah yes, forgot about them. I wonder what bands will be the festival whores of 2008. Not that there's any shame in playing all the festivals. It's a good thing, I say. Who wants to be the festival without Blonde Redhead, after all?

[Boourns]

Really? Radiohead for lolla 08?

While Lolla is corporate as fuck, it's in the middle of a city and therefore people wouldn't have to drive as much, and Radiohead is really falling for that An Inconvenient Truth anti-carbon stuff. I'm guessing they do Sasquatch because it's green and either Lollapalooza or Austin City Limits, probably the latter since Texas never gets any Radiohead love. I know people say that Sasquatch isn't big enough for Radiohead and The Cure, but both headlined Benicassim in 2002, and the capacity there is only 30,000.

Representatives for Radiohead were on-site at Lolla 2006 scoping out the site, if that means anything.

[Somewhat Damaged]

As far as the lineup goes, well you had:

Silversun Pickups
Pearl Jam
Daft Punk
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Interpol
Kings of Leon
The Black Keys
LCD
Clap Your Hands
Polyphonic Spree
Blonde Redhead
Pete Yorn
STS9
Stephen Marley
Regina Spektor
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Annuals
!!!

For me, that lineup rivals any festival I have witnessed or heard of.

Silversun Pickups, Interpol, Kings of Leon, the Black Keys, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Stephen Marley, Regina Spektor, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and !!! were all at Coachella 2007.

Daft Punk, My Morning Jacket, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were all at Coachella 2006.

Muse, Polyphonic Spree, and STS9 were all at Coachella in years past.

I agree with you that there were more good bands at Lollapalooza than just Daft Punk, but it doesn't rival Coachella if there are just 2 bands on that list who haven't played Coachella before (and even then, Pearl Jam's the only real "get") and Coachella has dozens who haven't played Lollapalooza. Even if you don't like Bjork, Jarvis Cocker, Air, Soulwax, Hot Chip, Jesus and Mary Chain, Arcade Fire, the Decemberists, MSTRKRFT, or Rage Against the Machine, you've gotta admit that those unique acts alone set Coachella far apart from Lolla.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Representatives for Radiohead were on-site at Lolla 2006 scoping out the site, if that means anything.

I thought they were scoping the site for just the band though...not a festival in particular...

[orbit]

No Doubt.

[ShyGuy75]

Silversun Pickups, Interpol, Kings of Leon, the Black Keys, LCD Soundsystem, Blonde Redhead, Stephen Marley, Regina Spektor, Rodrigo y Gabriela, and !!! were all at Coachella 2007.

Daft Punk, My Morning Jacket, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs were all at Coachella 2006.

Muse, Polyphonic Spree, and STS9 were all at Coachella in years past.

I agree with you that there were more good bands at Lollapalooza than just Daft Punk, but it doesn't rival Coachella if there are just 2 bands on that list who haven't played Coachella before (and even then, Pearl Jam's the only real "get") and Coachella has dozens who haven't played Lollapalooza. Even if you don't like Bjork, Jarvis Cocker, Air, Soulwax, Hot Chip, Jesus and Mary Chain, Arcade Fire, the Decemberists, MSTRKRFT, or Rage Against the Machine, you've gotta admit that those unique acts alone set Coachella far apart from Lolla.

This isn't about Lolla v. Coachella. The poster said that lolla's lineup sucked. Plain and simple, it did not. Please stop being so hyper-sensitive.

But if you want to get technical, Lolla was around long before Coachella was, so your theory above holds no water.

[ShyGuy75]

And Hot Chip played Lolla two years ago on a side stage in the middle of the afternoon and that show helped put them on the map. But I'm sure you knew that when posting.

[Sexecutioner]

although the lolla lineup was great last year, the schedule was so fucked that it ruined it. they need to take notes from gv on how to schedule acts at their festival.

[ThomThom]

I actually thought Lolla's lineup last year was fantastic, but their set times were fucking atrocious, that is what kept me from wanting to go.

[TeamCoachellaHellYeah]

Your predictions actually sound pretty damn acurate.

Also, don't forget Gogol Bordello, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Bjork when you are talking about 2007 festival whores.

I wouldn't say Bjork was a festival whore...she only did Coachella and Austin City Limits....


EDIT: Wait....she did Sasquatch too....

[Somewhat Damaged]

This isn't about Lolla v. Coachella. The poster said that lolla's lineup sucked. Plain and simple, it did not. Please stop being so hyper-sensitive.

But if you want to get technical, Lolla was around long before Coachella was, so your theory above holds no water.

Since you apparently didn't notice, my response addressed the last line of your previous post: "For me, that lineup rivals any festival I have witnessed or heard of." I was pointing out that several of the bands on the Lolla lineup had already been at Coachella, most of them in 2007 and many in 2006 when it would've been a bigger deal (such as Daft Punk & Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Basically, of the list you provided, Pearl Jam and the Annuals were the only acts who hadn't played Coachella; the much longer and more esteemed list that I provided (Jarvis Cocker, RATM, et al.) were all acts who hadn't played Lolla in recent years. I realize that wasn't necessary since I agreed with your refutation of the assessment that Lolla's lineup sucked 'cause yeah, it certainly didn't.

[elmonstro]

Lolla sucks, Coachella rules.

[ShyGuy75]

Its ok SD. I just thought you were jumping down my throat for no reason. I still love you.

[shotglass75]

To all of these people who always says such and such a band was at Coachella first, it always makes me think that the person who says it is a fucking idiot. Coachella happens before Lolla, you are a fucking genius. If a band plays Lolla 2007 and then Coachella 2008, did Lolla get the band first and therefore is better than Coachella? Get your head out of your ass and appreciate the fact that you have the fucking opportunity to go to multiple festivals. Lolla is becoming a great festival.

And yes, Radiohead will be at Lolla thins year along with Foo Fighters, Jay Z, Nine Inch Nails, and a bunch of other cool bands that will probably also be cool to see at Coachella

[Somewhat Damaged]

Its ok SD. I just thought you were jumping down my throat for no reason. I still love you.

:lips

[paulb]

Good. The great city of Chicago doesn't want trash like you stinking up the place.

As far as the lineup goes, well you had:

Silversun Pickups
Pearl Jam
Daft Punk
Muse
My Morning Jacket
Interpol
Kings of Leon
The Black Keys
LCD
Clap Your Hands
Polyphonic Spree
Blonde Redhead
Pete Yorn
STS9
Stephen Marley
Regina Spektor
Yeah Yeah Yeah's
Rodrigo y Gabriela
The Annuals
!!!

For me, that lineup rivals any festival I have witnessed or heard of.

I would say you define the word "clueless" or "hater". Take your pick.

Dont be fuckin wack man. Ya, Lollapalooza had some good/great acts, I had tons of fun over the 3 days. But, rivals any festival you've ever witnessed before? Have you seen the Pukkelpop 2007 lineup? That destroyed any festival in 2007 without a doubt. The scheduling at Lollapalooza made me miss tons of acts that I thought I would have been able to see, the walk is no Gobi to the Mojave. and the gigs on the street were just so uncomfortable to watch. I like Chicago, and Lollapalooza 2007 was great, but overall, Ill take another festival without as much corporate whoring and set conflicts, especially if im flying all the way to Chicago for it.

[thelastgreatman]

Based on the people I've known from Chicago, I'm pretty sure Lolla is full of closet homos who go around acting shy and pretending to innocently make out with cocks.

[ShyGuy75]

I did see Pukkelpop's lineup, and although Arcade Fire carries heavy weight for me, there were more bands I wanted to see at Lolla. Its all a matter of opinion, and both of ours mean shit.

You said the lineup at lolla was "far from impressive". I was pointing out that I thought that was a very incorrect statement.

*I will kill you dead Randy*

[paulb]

I enjoyed Lolla. I dont think the lineup was impressive though, had some impressive bands...but overall, there were only a few acts each day that I was really excited about seeing. I wish I went to the Virgin Festival in Balt instead. Daft Punk in Chicago was the best show of 2007 for me though.

Its just opinions...no hate.

[ShyGuy75]

Hating is a waste of energy.

*passes J* (skipping Randy)

[thelastgreatman]

That's alright, I don't need to get the cockslobber you left on that joint anywhere near my mouth, thanks.

[orbit]

Being on stage with Iggy Pop was worth the whole trip to Lolla. I had a lot of fun with other shows too.

[paulb]

Being on stage with Iggy Pop was worth the whole trip to Lolla. I had a lot of fun with other shows too.

sounds like no fun.

[menikmati]

In regards to all the sleeping talk at lolla last year...

I slept in the Sahara tent this past year all three days (almost 2 hours on one the days). I mean what else was there to do? Got in the fields at 11, and music didn't start til like 2pm on one of the days almost.

[orbit]

Well, it was so much better than 20 Justice shows together. Or it looked like it.

Matt and Kim were a nice surprise.

[menikmati]

Lolla's biggest problem is they don't go for any electronic music or set aside a tent/stage strictly for DJ's. They're in Chicago, HOME of house....there are HUNDREDS of DJ's who they could get to play....and Detroit is just up the road, Birth place of Techno...tons of DJs there too....why they don't do this? No idea. I mean sure, some of those DJs play the area all the time, but still...to be in chicago, holding a major festival and to show no love towards that music...weak.

[paulb]

Well, it was so much better than 20 Justice shows together. Or it looked like it.

Matt and Kim were a nice surprise.

i take it you didnt get the pun.....the song in which you got on stage was during No Fun....so, saying, it sounds like no fun, meant, your experience....you get the picture.

[miscorrections]

Matt and Kim were such a wonderful way to start the day. Still, though, Lolla looked a lot better before set times were posted. I don't think I'd go again.

[paulb]

Lolla's biggest problem is they don't go for any electronic music or set aside a tent/stage strictly for DJ's. They're in Chicago, HOME of house....there are HUNDREDS of DJ's who they could get to play....and Detroit is just up the road, Birth place of Techno...tons of DJs there too....why they don't do this? No idea. I mean sure, some of those DJs play the area all the time, but still...to be in chicago, holding a major festival and to show no love towards that music...weak.

Its called Mindfieldz....lol. nothing close to Sahara. Very unfortunate.

[paulb]

Matt and Kim were such a wonderful way to start the day. Still, though, Lolla looked a lot better before set times were posted. I don't think I'd go again.

did you see them perform the 2nd time during CSS since they cancelled, as they were stuck in JFK airport?

[miscorrections]

No, just the morning set.

[menikmati]

the whole way they do set times, those one hour time blocks on each stage which are staggered and opposite of other stages is just stupid...band gets done on stage 1, so now run across to field to stage 2 for next band....then run back to stage 1 for next band...totally dumb. Give props to Coachella for having music constantly on all stages almost.

[orbit]

Lolla's biggest problem is they don't go for any electronic music or set aside a tent/stage strictly for DJ's. They're in Chicago, HOME of house....there are HUNDREDS of DJ's who they could get to play....and Detroit is just up the road, Birth place of Techno...tons of DJs there too....why they don't do this? No idea. I mean sure, some of those DJs play the area all the time, but still...to be in chicago, holding a major festival and to show no love towards that music...weak.

Yeah, I was hoping for them to get good techno djs from Detroit like Atkins, Derrick May or Jeff Mills, but never happened. Even James Zabiela was in Chicago that weekend playing in some club.

I guess after the Daft Punk show, they realized it's not all about alternative rock bands, and hopefully they'll get some good electronic acts for this year.

[menikmati]

yeah hopefully Daft has opened the door for them.

[superfiction]

i never want to go back. seriously. i hated the way the stages were set up. and the bands playing at opposite ends of hte field at different times was also ridiciulous i agree. and the overall vibe is just shitty

[paulb]

i never want to go back. seriously. i hated the way the stages were set up. and the bands playing at opposite ends of hte field at different times was also ridiciulous i agree. and the overall vibe is just shitty

there was no vibe... Coachella sure as fuck has a vibe.

[superfiction]

there was no vibe... Coachella sure as fuck has a vibe.

true dat

[goodgrl]

Also, don't forget Gogol Bordello, Rodrigo y Gabriela and Bjork when you are talking about 2007 festival whores.

I thought this was interesting and wanted to add a couple of more "festival whores" of 2007:
Spoon
Regina Spektor
YeahYeahYeahs

I wonder who the festival whores of 2008 will be?

[rage patton]

I wouldn't say Bjork was a festival whore...she only did Coachella and Austin City Limits....


EDIT: Wait....she did Sasquatch too....

Don't forget V-Fest Toronto as well. She was the headliner whore.

[goodgrl]

I thought they were scoping the site for just the band though...not a festival in particular...

http://www.spin.com/features/news/2006/01/060109_radiohead_chicago/

radiohead performed in Chicago I want to say in 2001. I also want to say in Grant park. All I remember was this being all over the news because they were concerned with a heatwave at the time and werent sure if the show was going to go on.

Probably the real reason behind 86ing a radiohead show was because the mayor is pushing this new field for concert shows and radiohead said no thanks.
Mayor of Chicago= big cocksucker

[garrett222]

Radiohead
REM
Green Day

nice lineup that would be. It can't be that bad in Chicago. I want to do coachella and lolla this year. I mean, i know if i had to only go to one festival, coach would be it no contest..but as for a second that would be a little cozier without camping, lolla probably is the one, right?

Eastchella is too expensive with $350 a night hotel rooms. And chicago has great pizza..

[suprefan]

Radiohead isnt doing Lolla.

[garrett222]

We shall see. By the way..why not make your posts a little wordier..or is it all about getting to 10,000 posts? good luck with that.

[idrive1life]

*giggles*

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/idrive1life/lollapalooza2008.jpg

*DM - sub-headliner? WTF! Those peeps @ Lolla board are nuts*

[idrive1life]

*Look - they have the set times too heh heh*

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/idrive1life/lolla08day1.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/idrive1life/lolla08day2.jpg

http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s139/idrive1life/lolladay3.jpg

http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=149538

[garrett222]

Hell yes!!! I'm so there. I hope that's not fake. Bad A.

[idrive1life]

Of course, it's not real and it's also not a fake. lol

http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=149538

[suprefan]

Well geez if they knew how to bill properly, and also not name drop Chicago artists so much, this woudl fool a ton of people. DM below The Strokes and Arcade Fire? I am sorry, thats very fake. And why would Albert Hammond be doing double duty?

[orbit]

Jack Johnson above The Verve?

[idrive1life]

haha exactly!

[orbit]

I wonder when Lolla will be putting tickets on sale. ACL already have some for $150, the $135 ones already sold out.

[suprefan]

And Emily Haines doing double duty is a big red flag. So BSS plays, Feist is there and Emily on her own? Why not drop Metric in there to make everyone happy.

[idrive1life]

I wonder when Lolla will be putting tickets on sale. ACL already have some for $150, the $135 ones already sold out.


I know the earlybird tickets usually go before the lineup but when do we expect them to come out? I'm hoping to get better luck at getting them this year


Hmm... I think March/April would be a good guess.

Cheers,
Jacqueline


http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=187307

[mikebspeedracer]

Well geez if they knew how to bill properly, and also not name drop Chicago artists so much, this woudl fool a ton of people. DM below The Strokes and Arcade Fire? I am sorry, thats very fake. And why would Albert Hammond be doing double duty?

Tom Morello played a set as the Night Watchman the day before he headlined with RATM last year at Coachella...so I think Albert could handle it

[suprefan]

Well the person who did it put too many multiple double duties as I mentioned in my last post. Its more of a cop out to fill up the line up than picking them for what they do.

[paulb]

if that was the Lollapalooza lineup, id prob wanna look into going...Radiohead, Beastie Boys, Justice, Chemical Brothers...hell yeah.

[Boourns]

That's a rather good fake lineup...I would attend in a heartbeat. But to make it more believable, Depeche Mode would have to be a Sunday headliner, and not a mere Friday-night co-headliner. So I guess replace them with The Chemical Bros as a Friday night co-headliner and Arcade Fire with a band that is actually going to be touring at the time, and this would be somewhat realistic. Although still too optimistic...the Postal Service? Keep dreaming.

[thelastgreatman]

Why in the world would Depeche Mode headline Sunday night? What fucking mystical land do you live in?

[Somewhat Damaged]

Do they seriously have 9 stages? That sounds kind of retarded to me. Even if you discount the Kidz Stage, that's 8 fucking stages. How huge is the area, or is there a ton of sound bleed?

[Somewhat Damaged]

Why in the world would Depeche Mode headline Sunday night? What fucking mystical land do you live in?

Maybe they wouldn't headline Friday night over Radiohead, but they certainly would headline over the Strokes and Arcade Fire. (And for the record, I'm more of an Arcade Fire fan than a DM one.)

And who gives enough of a shit about Local H that they would close out a stage?

[traviscanada]

I wouldn't say Bjork was a festival whore...she only did Coachella and Austin City Limits....


EDIT: Wait....she did Sasquatch too....


She played Virgin Festival in Toronto too I believe.

[paulb]

Do they seriously have 9 stages? That sounds kind of retarded to me. Even if you discount the Kidz Stage, that's 8 fucking stages. How huge is the area, or is there a ton of sound bleed?

the way they schedule it no one plays at the same time if the stages are next to each other, like Mainstage and Myspace stage... like last year, LCD played the myspace stage which is right on the same field as the main stage while they were setting up for Daft Punk, and then when LCD were done, Daft Punk started...they do it like that all weekend long... and the bud light stage and adidas stage have nothing going at the same time... Kids stage never has anything loud... mindfield is a total bullshit stage... there is another small one that doesnt bleed anywhere either....and the street stages are far enough away from each other, no bleeding.

[Boourns]

Why in the world would Depeche Mode headline Sunday night? What fucking mystical land do you live in?

Because they're a big band, just like their previous Sunday headliners (RHCP, Pearl Jam), stupid.

[alex97]

Why in the world would Depeche Mode headline Sunday night?

Do you really have to ask??

i mean, really? really?




really?


What fucking mystical land do you live in?

The land of WHATTHEFUCKISWRONGWITHYOU !!

[thelastgreatman]

Oh, I'm sorry, I live in the land where Depeche Mode was a big letdown as a Saturday headliner at Coachella, not the world where they'd close out Lollapalooza even though they haven't been current for more than a decade. Sorry. my bad.

[Boourns]

Right, because every festival headliner is always currently relevant and always gives amazing performances. There's a difference between "could" and "should". Depeche Mode could be the main headliner, but should they? After that Coachella performance, Imma say no.

Pearl Jam and RHCP haven't been good in a decade or so, either, yet there they were at Lollapalooza on Sunday night.

[thelastgreatman]

Did I say good? I didn't say good. I said current. But they also weren't any good at Coachella. But either way, they wouldn't close the festival, just like they didn't fucking close Coachella. Know why? Cause they're not relevant enough to be the big headliner for a large festival. It would be a weak cumshot no matter what.

[alex97]

Oh, I'm sorry, I live in the land where Depeche Mode was a big letdown as a Saturday headliner at Coachella, not the world where they'd close out Lollapalooza even though they haven't been current for more than a decade. Sorry. my bad.

wow, love your statement, it's like 2005/2006 never happened.

don't be fooled by their name, they've always been hip and loved :)

they were a letdown to whom?

i mean some of the young folks weren't that happy, but is it all about the young "indie" kids???

anyway.. i've heard nothing but great reviews.. actually i was there, and i think they were as awesome as usual.

[Alchemy]

I'm so glad we don't have a MySpace Stage.

[suprefan]

Oh, I'm sorry, I live in the land where Depeche Mode was a big letdown as a Saturday headliner at Coachella, not the world where they'd close out Lollapalooza even though they haven't been current for more than a decade. Sorry. my bad.

Im with you on this one that they were a letdown, but talk to all the crazy DM fans and they feel that they were the s**t, cause thats all they know. Thats why I left early to go to DP and get a decent spot. They only difference bewteen the coachella set and the 2 times I had seen them 6 months before was the full stage production and it it was underwhelming.

[brando4n82]

Of course, it's not real and it's also not a fake. lol

http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=149538

that message board made me uncomfortable.

[menikmati]

if Lolla wants Depeche Mode (which will never happen), then please, take them....make your crappy festival even crappier.

[Somewhat Damaged]

anyway.. i've heard nothing but great reviews.. actually i was there, and i think they were as awesome as usual.

You haven't talked to very many people then. I only caught a couple songs (wandered over when I realized the Sahara wasn't filling up during Audio Bullys and that I'd still be able to get a good spot for Daft Punk) so I can't comment on the quality of the performance, but my girlfriend, who's a huge DM fan, said they were kind of flat that night. She cites the lack of energy from the crowd as a big reason why they underwhelmed and said they were incredible in Las Vegas the following night, but neither she nor the friends she saw them with would say DM were "great" at Coachella.

[menikmati]

Audio Bullys were horrible too.

[Somewhat Damaged]

I didn't think they were horrible. I didn't think they were all that good either, which was why I felt comfortable leaving for a little bit, but I even listened to the boot just a couple weeks ago and I think people are being overly harsh in their criticisms of the set. It certainly wasn't an appropriate lead-in to Daft Punk, though, I'll acknowledge that.

[rage patton]

That would be a pretty damn good line up.

[alex97]

You haven't talked to very many people then. I only caught a couple songs (wandered over when I realized the Sahara wasn't filling up during Audio Bullys and that I'd still be able to get a good spot for Daft Punk) so I can't comment on the quality of the performance, but my girlfriend, who's a huge DM fan, said they were kind of flat that night. She cites the lack of energy from the crowd as a big reason why they underwhelmed and said they were incredible in Las Vegas the following night, but neither she nor the friends she saw them with would say DM were "great" at Coachella.

maybe it's just that i was way too happy too see them again and to me they're always good.

[Somewhat Damaged]

^ Fair enough. And you did say you thought they were awesome, which is pretty difficult for me to refute. I mean, you would know better than I what you thought of their performance.

[idrive1life]

R.E.M. is very unlikely to headline Lolla or APW '08 now with this schedule:

Sat 07/26/08 Milan, ITA Arena Civico
Mon 08/04/08 Bergen, NOR Koengen
Wed 08/06/08 Copenhagen, DEN Parken National Stadium Denmark
Thu 08/07/08 Stockholm, SWE Stockholm Stadion
Sat 08/09/08 Helsinki, FIN Finnair Stadium
Sun 08/17/08 Prague, CZE Slavie Stadium

[Sushov23]

I'm calling RADIOHEAD, Kanye West, and Foo fighters to all play Lolla.

[summerkid]

Beastie Boys, Foo Fighters, Franz Ferdinand sounds about right.

[suprefan]

I'm calling RADIOHEAD, Kanye West, and Foo fighters to all play Lolla.

No Radiohead.

[garrett222]

WHY DO YOU SAY NO RADIOHEAD???? B/S

[suprefan]

Cause I say so, and it would be a big fat zig zag on their tour schedule if they are coming to Cali following APW. No Radiohead at Lolla, besides, playign the myspace.com/budweiser/wachovia/heineken stage wouldnt be a thign they like to do.

[garrett222]

what is this radiohead july/aug schedule you think you have anyway?? APW would be a zig zag as well.

[Sushov23]

I'm calling it is all i'm saying. Doesn't Lolla usually get announced around April?

[idrive1life]

I'm calling it now ... Jay-Z will be 1/3 headliners of Lolla '08.

Radiohead
JULY 08
EUROPE

Tue 1
Westerpark Amsterdam, Netherlands

Roskilde Festival
Roskilde, Denmark

Rock Werchter Festival
Werchter, Belgium

Sun 6
Main Square Festival Arras, France

Tue 8
Wuhlheide Berlin, Germany

Looks all right to me for Radiohead to play in Chicago 1st week of August but I'm 50/50 with them playing/not playing Lolla.

Last 2/3 weeks of July -> Northwest including Canada/West (CA) (at least 6 shows in 2 weeks, what order? - they are playing 8 shows in 13 days for 1st leg)

late end of July/1st week of August -> Midwest (in or after Lolla in Chicago? - 3 shows)

late first week of August/2nd week of August or thru APW? -> Northeast including Canada (Boston, Philadelphia, NYC, Toronto, Montreal - not sure of order)

NORTH AMERICA 2nd Leg

Boston, MA
USA

Chicago, IL
USA

Cleveland, OH
USA

Indianapolis, IN
USA

Los Angeles, CA
USA

Montreal
Canada

New York, NY
USA

Philadelphia, PA
USA

San Diego, CA
USA

San Francisco, CA
USA

Santa Barbara, CA
USA

Seattle, WA
USA

Toronto
Canada

Vancouver
Canada

[garrett222]

Lolla

Friday - REM

Saturday - Coldplay

Sunday - NIN

[idrive1life]

Lolla '08

8/1 Jay-Z
8/2 Franz Ferdinand or Foo Fighters
8/3 Coldplay or Radiohead or NIN

Though its either (1 of) Foo Fighters or NIN (only) or none.

[Boourns]

Lolla

Friday - REM

Saturday - Coldplay

Sunday - NIN

Lolla usually has two competing co-headliners on Friday and Saturday with the biggest headliner closing out Sunday without conflict. I'm guessing:

Friday: Jack Johnson vs someone better
Saturday: Jay-Z vs a rock band...possibly NIN or Coldplay
Sunday: Nine Inch Nails or Coldplay

[rage patton]

Lolla usually has two competing co-headliners on Friday and Saturday with the biggest headliner closing out Sunday without conflict. I'm guessing:

Friday: Jack Johnson vs someone better
Saturday: Jay-Z vs a rock band...possibly NIN or Coldplay
Sunday: Nine Inch Nails or Coldplay

I was just about to say the samething. But on Saturday I would go with Jay-Z vs Franz Ferdinand. If Coldplay or NIN play, they will close out the festival.

[idrive1life]

I'm going there with Jay-Z (not JJ), Franz Ferdinand and Radiohead. But chance of this happening is up thru 33% only right now.

But I think Lolla will get the one (or more) of the big ones ... The Chemical Brothers, Underworld, The Prodigy & co.

[summerkid]

you guys are giving lolla waaaay too much credit this is a festival that couldn't get 3 headliners before this years "headliner drought" you actually expect them to be able to pull NIN or Coldplay and Jay-Z?

[idrive1life]

What? How come they beat Bonnaroo? (Hello, Pearl Jam! You are not giving them much of credits for taking the big risk in having Muse closing their 2nd day and for grabbing Daft Punk after their much-celebrated Coachella performance)

[rage patton]

If Lolla grab The Prodigy I will be so fucking pissed. I think the Prodigy will still be touring Europe at that poing though... so I don't think I have any reason to be worried.
However, the Chemical Brothers do seem very, very likely. Especially after Daft Punk were suge a huge hit there last year. Jack Johnson vs. The Chemical Brothers would be a pretty easy conflict.

[idrive1life]

Underworld is going to be fucking huge/e*** at UMF that Lolla will try to get them at all cost (if they get desperate for a decent headliner).

[gratytrainridesagain]

What? How come they beat Bonnaroo? (Hello, Pearl Jam! You are not giving them much of credits for taking the big risk in having Muse closing their 2nd day and for grabbing Daft Punk after their much-celebrated/epic Coachella performance)

As for the roo they grabbed Tool the year after Coachella (not as crazy as Daft Punk) and had been touring or The Police who also had a major tour the roo had nothing last year.

Lolla 07 >The Roo 07

[idrive1life]

^Yeah. When it comes to headliners, Bonnaroo '08 = eek arrrrrrgh ugh done!

[Boourns]

I was just about to say the samething. But on Saturday I would go with Jay-Z vs Franz Ferdinand. If Coldplay or NIN play, they will close out the festival.

That makes more sense, actually. I guess NIN and Coldplay both wouldn't play. Wait, Franz Ferdinand will be touring at the time? I thought I'd see them listed as a headliner for some of those European festivals. Maybe the Foo Fighters instead? Or the Chemical Brothers?

[rage patton]

That makes more sense, actually. I guess NIN and Coldplay both wouldn't play. Wait, Franz Ferdinand will be touring at the time? I thought I'd see them listed as a headliner for some of those European festivals. Maybe the Foo Fighters instead? Or the Chemical Brothers?

Good point.

Friday: Jack Johnson vs Chemical Brothers (or Underworld)
Saturday: Jay-Z vs Foo Fighters (or Franz Ferdinand)
Sunday: NIN or Coldplay (or ...?)

[idrive1life]

^That's all right. But why JJ is still in the picture/running again?

[summerkid]

As for the roo they grabbed Tool the year after Coachella (not as crazy as Daft Punk) and had been touring or The Police who also had a major tour the roo had nothing last year.

Lolla 07 >The Roo 07

first off Muse had no business headlining a major (lolla likes to think its one) U.S. festival last year. The Roo had Tool, The Police, The White Stripes, Wilco, The Flaming Lips, Manu Chao, and Franz Ferdinand and unlike Lolla you could actually see all of those bands if you wanted to.

[rage patton]

^That's all right. But why JJ is still in the picture/running again?

I think it is just kind of assumed he will be there. Then again, since JJ is playing APW... maybe Lolla will be smart and book someone else.

[summerkid]

you guys always think too big. Chemical Brothers and Jay-Z aren't bad calls though.

[idrive1life]

^ But its ME ME ME (TWS = MEH to ME)! I would only see Franz Ferdinand (so with Tool) in that but guess what, they fucking played and I saw them at Coachella '06. Look at The Police, when are they going to stop (yeah, one last time my as* lol)? I guess if you are a big fan, its worth it ($$$) and you should've gone to 'Roo 07 to be in front row and just for The Police.

[wmgaretjax]

I don't think Radiohead will ever play Lolla...

[summerkid]

Good point.

Friday: Jack Johnson vs Chemical Brothers (or Underworld)
Saturday: Jay-Z vs Foo Fighters (or Franz Ferdinand)
Sunday: NIN or Coldplay (or ...?)

more like

Friday: Wilco vs Chemical Brothers
Saturday: Foo Fighters vs Raconteurs
Sunday: Jay-Z

[rage patton]

You don't seriously think they would get The Raconteurs to be one of the co-headliners do you?
And Jay-Z headline Sunday night? I don't think so.

[idrive1life]

and why Wilco (headlining and going to play at that time of year)? They came up with new LP again?

I can more understand The Raconteurs.

[summerkid]

deathcab co-headlined in 2006 like i said you guys are giving this festival way too much credit.

[summerkid]

and why Wilco (headlining and going to play at that time of year)? They came up with new LP again?


they tour nonstop and are Chicago's own.

[summerkid]

You don't seriously think they would get The Raconteurs to be one of the co-headliners do you?
And Jay-Z headline Sunday night? I don't think so.

i dont think you realize how big he is. He's headlining the biggest festival in the world (in a country where he's nowhere near as big as he is here), what makes you think he can't headline a shitty festival like lolla?

[idrive1life]

Look at where DCFC now at Coachella for Friday (not big of a difference - oh yeah, you are fucking pissed like me about that). But its what they did in 2007 (and I think they get the advantage in seeing how festival fans are reacting to US festival headliners this year) so I'm giving them credits they deserved.

[gratytrainridesagain]

Kings of Leon are also headlining a night. What makes you say Lolla is a shitty festival?

[idrive1life]

Yeah, in the biggest festival in the world. And where was KoL in the lineup last year at Lolla? I love KoL btw.

[summerkid]

Kings of Leon are also headlining a night. What makes you say Lolla is a shitty festival?

even when they have good lineups (note good not great because they have never had a great lineup since they stopped touring) the set times are so terrible that it completely cuts the talent pool (which usu. isn't all that great) in half.

[summerkid]

Kings of Leon are also headlining a night. What makes you say Lolla is a shitty festival?

on the subject of KOL unlike Jay-Z they are much much bigger in the UK than they are here.

[idrive1life]

Yeah (?), we know that.

[gratytrainridesagain]

True about KOL. Lolla is a pretty good festival I've usually been able to catch all the bands I want to see. I'd say it's about the same level as Coachella when it comes to scheduling but a bigger venue.

[garrett222]

Franz Ferdinand is not a headliner...

Foo Fighters
Moby?
Tom Petty and the heartbreakers
Sigur Ros
The Cranberries
Lenny Kravitz
The Killers
Garbage
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds
Bright eyes
No Doubt
Blind 182

[Boourns]

No Doubt won't be happening. Gwen is knocked up because it's the current fashionable thing to be in Hollywood.

How about this:
Friday: Jack Johnson, STP
Saturday: The Killers, Lenny Kravitz
Sunday: Metallica

[orbit]

Why not give a black man a chance?

Kanye would be more likely than Jay Z, methinks.

[rage patton]

After thinking, I am not so sure JJ will be there this year. They got Ben Harper last year after all. Also, JJ is playing pretty much every NA festival this year... why would Lolla grab? If they are smart, they wouldn't grab someone else.

EDIT: After reading what I wrote, I almost forgot I was talking about Lollapalooza. Jack Johnson will definately be there.

[orbit]

I'm surprised Jack Johnson is not headlining Ultra Music Fest.

[rage patton]

Didn't someone say in other thread that additions for Ultra weren't over?

[Sushov23]

I would love it if JJ was added to Ultra. Damn JACK is the MAN.

[MassiveChemicalPunk]

Franz Ferdinand is not a headliner...



Hey, its 2008. ANYTHING can happen regarding headliners.

[Sushov23]

Hey, its 2008. ANYTHING can happen regarding headliners.

Seriously

[Boourns]

Radiohead, R.E.M., My Bloody Valentine...oh wait, this isn't Europe.

[rage patton]

Radiohead, R.E.M., My Bloody Valentine...oh wait, this isn't Europe.

Don't forget the Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy.

[rage patton]

Atleast we are the only festival to have Portishead so far.

Well except that festival they played at in December. But we are the only 08 festival to have Portishead so far.

[Sushov23]

Atleast we are the only festival to have Portishead so far.

Well except that festival they played at in December. But we are the only 08 festival to have Portishead so far.

That is actually awesome.

[idrive1life]

Don't forget the Chemical Brothers and The Prodigy.

plus Aphex Twin (oh wait, not even headlining/sub-headlining/near the top of billing there?)

and yeah,

+1 to Coachella (for having Portishead, The Verve <--- I feel like I'm going to Europe that week of April. Oh wait, hold, I'm waiting for Elbow, Delays, Goldfrapp & co. adds AND Coachella has to remove/downgrade somebody in their lineup before I can say that heh heh sorry, I just can't resist! Coachella '08 is looking good & special vs. other announced US festival lineups so far).

[ShyGuy75]

Anyone know when the lineup comes out for this or remember when it came out last year? Thanks in advance.

[orbit]

April 12.

[PassiveTheory]

Franz Ferdinand will be the Muse headliner from last year: Not an actual headliner, but will close out one of the nights.

Here's your probable Lolla headliners:
Jack Johnson
Franz Ferdinand
Coldplay

[sbessiso]

mmm franz ferdinand

are these educated guesses, or are you in the "know"?

i ask because some people here are surprisingly not full of BS. some

[Sushov23]

I don't think Jack Johnson is doing Lolla.

[orbit]

One of these 3 will headline a night:

Kanye
Smashing Pumpkins
Foo Fighters

[PassiveTheory]

mmm franz ferdinand

are these educated guesses, or are you in the "know"?

i ask because some people here are surprisingly not full of BS. some

Educated guess.

I figure that at least one festival will get Coldplay, and Lolla seemingly presents itself as the most mainstream non-completely-douche festival out of the main festivals (i.e. Coachella, Bonnaroo, SXSW, ACL, APW, etc.).

Franz Ferdinand seems like a logical choice, although I wouldn't be surprised if the two biggest names on the poster were just JJ and Coldplay.

[Somewhat Damaged]

Why do you think Franz Ferdinand are even playing? Have they got a new album set to drop?

[suprefan]

Yes they do have a new record coming.


I am ''hearing'' that magic word being associated with Lolla right now.





Radiohead


I personally dont think it will happen, but stranger things have gone down. And Lolla should be announced soon.


Edit: I dont think this is aroudn anywhere, they do have some confirmations.

Sources attached.

Rhymefest f/ Mucca Pazza (http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=179933)

MGMT (http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=194476)
Dierks Bentley (http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080214/NEWS/802130312/1006/NEWS)

Bloc Party (http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?Content=V-BILCHGP&By=Venue&PSKey=Y&StartSearch.x=10&StartSearch.y=10)

Flogging Molly (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=199838)

[menikmati]

radiohead is not doing lollapalooza

[suprefan]

I know they are not, but people are squaking like crazy about it. I got a ''I have a source from the fest that says RH is in'' today. I told them I dont believe it until its on paper or on that poster.

[Boourns]

Atleast we are the only festival to have Portishead so far.

Well except that festival they played at in December. But we are the only 08 festival to have Portishead so far.

Hey, you're right. Portishead = FUCK YES

[John Peel is My Co-pilot]

If Lolla grab The Prodigy I will be so fucking pissed. I think the Prodigy will still be touring Europe at that poing though... so I don't think I have any reason to be worried.
However, the Chemical Brothers do seem very, very likely. Especially after Daft Punk were suge a huge hit there last year. Jack Johnson vs. The Chemical Brothers would be a pretty easy conflict.

Jack Johnson vs. The Chemical Toilets would be an easy conflict...

[John Peel is My Co-pilot]

Stupid scheduling notwithstanding, Lolla isn't as lame as some make out.

I was at both Coachella and Lolla last year and Muse (that non-headliner that some have mentioned) abso-fuckin-lutely blew every Coachella headliner out of the water. Coachella was better overall, but Bjork, RHCP and Rage weren't as good as Daft Punk, Muse and Pearl Jam. They just weren't...

As far as this year goes, I'm predicting the following.

Franz Ferdinand
Doves
Chemical Brothers
Elbow
Vampire Weekend
Beta Band (reunion)
The Field
Secret Machines
Teenage Fanclub
Kasabian
Primal Scream
Crystal Method
Godspeed You! Black Emperor

and a whole bunch of other shitty bands for them to conflict with.

[PassiveTheory]

Beta Band?

[suprefan]

Stupid scheduling notwithstanding, Lolla isn't as lame as some make out.

I was at both Coachella and Lolla last year and Muse (that non-headliner that some have mentioned) abso-fuckin-lutely blew every Coachella headliner out of the water. Coachella was better overall, but Bjork, RHCP and Rage weren't as good as Daft Punk, Muse and Pearl Jam. They just weren't...

As far as this year goes, I'm predicting the following.

Franz Ferdinand
Doves
Chemical Brothers
Elbow
Vampire Weekend
Beta Band (reunion)The Field
Secret Machines
Teenage Fanclub
Kasabian
Primal Scream
Crystal Method
Godspeed You! Black Emperor

and a whole bunch of other shitty bands for them to conflict with.



Godspeed is broken up also. Thats 2 reunions if you count The Beta Band. And what the hell with them getting back together? Is there something I am missing?

[John Peel is My Co-pilot]

Godspeed is broken up also. Thats 2 reunions if you count The Beta Band. And what the hell with them getting back together? Is there something I am missing?

No, my guesses are 99% wishlist, 1% actually taking this prediction thing seriously.

That's why Vampire Weekend is on there!

[ArcadeParade]

Hey, you're right. Portishead = FUCK YES

Primavera?

[rage patton]

So if the line up came out April 12 last year... are we predicting April 7 or April 14 this year?

[suprefan]

Primavera?

I dont think he was counting the Europe festivals. Just here in the U.S.

[idrive1life]

They've added 2 more in the Confirmed/Very likely or Strongly rumored short list so far ...


Rhymefest f/ Mucca Pazza (http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=179933)
MGMT (http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=194476)
Dierks Bentley (http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080214/NEWS/802130312/1006/NEWS)
Bloc Party (http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?Content=V-BILCHGP&By=Venue&PSKey=Y&StartSearch.x=10&StartSearch.y=10)
Flogging Molly (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=199838)
Black Lips (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=206530)
Nicole Atkins & the Sea (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=205239)

I would go and come again to Lolla if its lineup includes most bands in my sig.

[sbessiso]

the vampire weekend cd is interesting, im not blown away but its good homework music

[betao]

The Prodigy will not play Lolla. I will bet money on it.

[rAnimatorX2]

Let's hope for some good headliners for the Windy City.

[suprefan]

They've added 2 more in the Confirmed/Very likely or Strongly rumored short list so far ...



I would go and come again to Lolla if its lineup includes most bands in my sig.

I put up that list last week.

[paulb]

The Prodigy will not play Lolla. I will bet money on it.

why cause they already played it in 1997? Oh, and there are probably gonna be in europe for months... :( If they are playing Pukkelpop, im def gonna have to look into that... Im still choked I cant make it to Rock Am Ring.... i need someone to go with...

[betao]

why cause they already played it in 1997? Oh, and there are probably gonna be in europe for months... :( If they are playing Pukkelpop, im def gonna have to look into that... Im still choked I cant make it to Rock Am Ring.... i need someone to go with...

I've been following them long enough to predict this. Every summer, for the past few years, they have done the same thing: Play festivals in Europe.

The next time they hit the states, it will be a tour about the size of the chemical brothers' most recent tour.

[paulb]

I've been following them long enough to predict this. Every summer, for the past few years, they have done the same thing: Play festivals in Europe.

The next time they hit the states, it will be a tour about the size of the chemical brothers' most recent tour.

sounds perfect to me... Id try to hit up as many as I could...Chemical Brothers just played small venues right? Mezz in SF and Riviera in Chicago right?

[betao]

sounds perfect to me... Id try to hit up as many as I could...Chemical Brothers just played small venues right? Mezz in SF and Riviera in Chicago right?

from what I remember, yes. I know that when Prodigy toured in 06, here where the dates:

in March
20 - The Congress Theatre , Chicago - USA
21 - The Kool Haus , Toronto - Canada
22 - Nokia Theatre , New York City - USA
23 - Nation , Washington DC - USA
25 - Ultra Music Festival , Miami - USA
27 - Winter Music Conference , Miami - USA

and in November
24 - The Fillmore , San Francisco - USA
25 - RokOut Festival , San Bernardino - USA

I was at the DC show, and it was sold out. Venue held about 2,000 people.

also, this was recently taken from the prodigy's official website:

"As you know the Prodigy have a new album on the way and with a new album they have decided to have a new look website! So with effect from Wednesday 27th February this site will make way for a brand new one. There will a short period before the new one is live but don't worry they will put any news and information on both their myspace and facebook pages to keep you up to date. See you on the other side!!!!"

[paulb]

I think I would 100% hit up the Toronto show if they come back to Canada...they have never ever played Vancouver...but there is always a first time...

[betao]

They did Seattle in 96... I guess thats the closest :-/

lets move this prodigy discussion to the other thread haha.

[paulb]

Ive got no problem with spamming any thread on this board with Prodigy talk...lol. jk

[betao]

haha same here, cheers. see you in the other thread!

[JSam67]

I seriously doubt The Prodigy will be at Lolla, but I fully expect Radiohead to be there.

I know a lot of Coachella folk are anti-Lolla, and it's nowhere near the experience as Coachella, but look at last year's headliners (Daft, Muse, PJ). This year, that would own every U.S. lineup (comparing headliners).

[idrive1life]

I have had an amazing time last year at Lolla. Its an experience I will never forget. Coachella had better lineup overall last year and Lolla may never match the overall great festival vibe at Coachella but Lolla has so many other great things going for them.

[ShyGuy75]

Possible pre-sale soon. I think last year I got my tix for $49 or something like that.

http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=208257

[orbit]

Awesome. I got my 3 day pass last year for $60, and I'll try to get one for this year as well.

[Sushov23]

line up soon

[Boourns]

Ugh, I remember that online pre-sale. Being an that online queue that never ever ended.

[Sushov23]

wait what?

[Sexecutioner]

Ugh, I remember that online pre-sale. Being an that online queue that never ever ended.

lol, yea, that sucked.

[shotglass75]

I waited in that queue for 3 hours and got nothing, then someone posted the phone number to the ticket agency and I was able to call and get tickets for the presale for $60 bucks. gotta find that number again

[idrive1life]

I remember booking my flights and reserving my hotel first week of March last year (okay, I still saved my e-mail confirmations - I did 'em March 9 last year). So they are probably going to announce the lineup next week also (after the tix presale and just before they go on sale to the public?).

I don't know why I'm excited though it sounds like Foo Fighters and Wilco are headlining. lol

[orbit]

Wasn't the lineup announced on april 12th?

[idrive1life]

I can't find any great deals on hotels very close to Grant Park (e.g Congress Plaza Hotel, its average per night rate is $175 + tax for 4 days ($820 total) / last year at this time Best Western Grant Park was $400 including tax etc for 4 nights).

[orbit]

Yeah, last year I booked the Whitehall for $169/day before they announced the lineup, but I ended splitting room with some other people at the Congress Plaza which was a nice deal by the way. I had read horrible reviews about the Congress but when I got there it wasn't that bad, or perhaps we got lucky and got a good room. Anyway, if I go this year I'll probably do the same.

[rage patton]

Anouncing the line up next week would be insanely early for Lolla.

[johnnypolite]

I remember a couple years ago they announced the lineup during SXSW week.

[Stainofmind]

I hope this years line up tops last years. I had fun for my first year going.
Here are some pics that I took. Just thought I share.
Seeing my girl Kid Sister was the highlight of the fest.

I did not take this one but took it from a site.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/kngofh8te/kidsisterlolla-1.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/kngofh8te/P8031768.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/kngofh8te/P8052094.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/kngofh8te/P8041949.jpg

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/kngofh8te/P8031811.jpg

My fellow mexicans Rodrigo y Gabriela
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/kngofh8te/P8051972.jpg

The Man behind it all
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c58/kngofh8te/P8052031.jpg

[idrive1life]

I remember a couple years ago they announced the lineup during SXSW week.

Oh it could happen! SXSW's on March 7 - 16. Lolla will do it as soon as they are ready.

It will be insanely early vs. announcement last year. Why not do it already if they have finalized it? APW already did (oh well, there's only like 5 bands performing there so its not hard for GV LOL) but I do not expect VMF in Maryland to announce theirs next week (since they did it last week of April last year).

V Festival in UK for 8/16 and 8/17 is announcing their lineup on Monday.

[ShyGuy75]

great pics Stain! The Rodrigo show was awesome. Borderline unbearable heat with the sun beating down right above that stage for that show.

[suprefan]

V Festival in UK for 8/16 and 8/17 is announcing their lineup on Monday.

We already know who is headlining that.

[orbit]

V Festival in UK for 8/16 and 8/17 is announcing their lineup on Monday.

Nice, I wonder if those Coidlpay rumors are true for V Fest UK.

I think Lolla will release their lineup by the end of march.

[suprefan]

Nice, I wonder if those Coidlpay rumors are true for V Fest UK.

I think Lolla will release their lineup by the end of march.

If its true, then it would be Muse and Coldplay as the headliners.

[C DUB YA]

I seriously doubt The Prodigy will be at Lolla, but I fully expect Radiohead to be there.

I know a lot of Coachella folk are anti-Lolla, and it's nowhere near the experience as Coachella, but look at last year's headliners (Daft, Muse, PJ). This year, that would own every U.S. lineup (comparing headliners).

You can bank on Lolla owning every other festival this year.

[summerkid]

You can bank on Lolla owning every other festival this year.

LOL.

[Stainofmind]

great pics Stain! The Rodrigo show was awesome. Borderline unbearable heat with the sun beating down right above that stage for that show.


Thanks. it was hot. I almost passed out. Chicago weather tripped me out.

[bballarl]

Perry Farrell is silly.

[ZackQ]

Lolla could pull a major coup (like Sasquatch) by NOT booking Jack Fucking Johnson to headline.

[idrive1life]

I lol'd at Perry's silly outfit when he introduced Muse.

[rage patton]

Jack Johnson will be at either Lolla or ACL. Or both.

Sasquatch FTW.

[goodgrl]

lolla announced there line-up in april.
vfest announcment was at the end of april.
is there a confirmed date for lollas line up announcement?

[ShyGuy75]

Underworld in Grant Park would be amazing.

[Vericuester]

I hope I'm not staying up to see whether front gate has finished their site maintenance for nothing. lol I bet I am...

[Tylerdurden31]

lolla announced there line-up in april.
vfest announcment was at the end of april.
is there a confirmed date for lollas line up announcement?

last year they announced the lineup the weekend after the pre-sale, which by my emails was the second weekend in march.

[orbit]

It was announced on april 12th, but leaked the day before.

[Tylerdurden31]

It was announced on april 12th, but leaked the day before.

okay fine...i lied...jerk

[Vericuester]

Okay, pre-sale still hasn't happened.

[AxYoung]

Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails headlining

No Jack Johnson...

http://consequenceofsound.com/2008/03/07/radiohead-nin-to-headline-lollapalooza/

[ThomThom]

YOU LUCKY MOTHERFUCKERS!

From the Chicago Tribune...

Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are expected to headline the fourth incarnation of Lollapalooza in Grant Park Aug. 1-3.

Promoters won’t make the lineup official for a few more weeks, but industry sources have confirmed that Radiohead has been booked as the centerpiece of the festival. The British quintet still raves about the experience they had in 2001 when they headlined a rare outdoor show at Hutchinson Field (Tribune file photo at left), on the South end of Grant Park. The band is expected to perform at the same location this year.

In addition, Nine Inch Nails will play its first Chicago show in several years, following the release of its 2007 album, “Year Zero,” and the four-volume “Ghosts,” made available a few days ago on the nin.com Web site.

At least one other major headliner and about 100 more artists and bands are expected to be announced for the three-day festival next month.

source: http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/tur...ohead-nine.html

[ShyGuy75]

YOU LUCKY MOTHERFUCKERS!

From the Chicago Tribune...

Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are expected to headline the fourth incarnation of Lollapalooza in Grant Park Aug. 1-3.

Promoters won’t make the lineup official for a few more weeks, but industry sources have confirmed that Radiohead has been booked as the centerpiece of the festival. The British quintet still raves about the experience they had in 2001 when they headlined a rare outdoor show at Hutchinson Field (Tribune file photo at left), on the South end of Grant Park. The band is expected to perform at the same location this year.

In addition, Nine Inch Nails will play its first Chicago show in several years, following the release of its 2007 album, “Year Zero,” and the four-volume “Ghosts,” made available a few days ago on the nin.com Web site.

At least one other major headliner and about 100 more artists and bands are expected to be announced for the three-day festival next month.

source: http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/tur...ohead-nine.html


YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PERRY SAVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HAHAHA!!! WOOOOOTTTT!!!!! WOOOOOOTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThomThom]

New link for The Tribune...

http://leisureblogs.chicagotribune.com/turn_it_up/2008/03/radiohead-nine.html

[ShyGuy75]

An old post from ShyGuy predicting/Hoping the Coachella headliners:


Predictions for Headliners on the main stage:

NIN
Radiohead
Underworld




Needless to say, I couldn't be happier right now with the prospects of what this summer holds.

[rage patton]

Oh shiiiiiiiit. Maybe I will hit Lolla instead of Outside Lands...

[ThomThom]

An old post from ShyGuy predicting/Hoping the Coachella headliners:




Needless to say, I couldn't be happier right now with the prospects of what this summer holds.

Yeah, this should be quite the festival.

[orbit]

Wow..

AND NO JACK JOHNSON!

[ThomThom]

Wow..

AND NO JACK JOHNSON!

Still one more headliner to be announced

[rage patton]

Even if Jack Johnson is there, NIN and Radiohead 100% negate that.

[orbit]

Well.. Lolla would schedule Jack Johnson against a subheadliner/coheadliner exactly the same time anyway.

Damn, Im so bummed I missed those early bird tickets.

[Boourns]

Radiohead and NIN? Fucking hell! Wow. Damn, now I wish I had been able to get pre-sale tickets :(

[ShyGuy75]

Someone asked Perry in person last night and he said no JJ!!

Here are the other bands that are confirmed to date:

Rhymefest f/ Mucca Pazza (http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=179933)

MGMT (http://lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=194476)

Dierks Bentley (http://www.gainesville.com/article/20080214/NEWS/802130312/1006/NEWS)

Bloc Party (http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?Content=V-BILCHGP&By=Venue&PSKey=Y&StartSearch.x=10&StartSearch.y=10)

Flogging Molly (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=199838)

Black Lips (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=206530)

Nicole Atkins & the Sea (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=205239)

Gogol Bordello (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=207845)

Does it Offend You, Yeah? (http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/interviews/4408)

Bang Camaro (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=210111)

John Butler Trio (http://www.smh.com.au/news/stay-in-touch/unlikely-recruit-for-delta-force/2008/03/06/1204779965382.html)

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings (http://www.lollapalooza.com/forum/fb.aspx?m=220797)

[Young blood]

sounds like a strong confirmation to me.....


"According to a friend of mine, who's brother in law is in the band Mucca Pazza"

[Boourns]

Flights to Chicago from LA are $400. Fuck that.

[BlackSwan]

last year's Lolla was the worst festival I have ever been to and the line up was awesome.

[ShyGuy75]

Flights to Chicago from LA are $400. Fuck that.

Its too early to book. You have to wait for the rates to come down and the specials to kick in. Got my ticket last year for $210 about 3 weeks before the fest.

Black Swan's mommy wasn't around to hold his hand at the festival in the big city? Poor kid.

[nationocean]

Yeah. Lolla is terrible. I'm not going unless I have to work it.

[nationocean]

But I do have to say NIN and Radiohead should co-headline a tour.. oh so sweet..

... and have Jack Johnson as an opener!

[Tylerdurden31]

last year's Lolla was the worst festival I have ever been to and the line up was awesome.

I went in 06...i thought it was decent...what was so bad about 07?

[orbit]

I liked it last year. they let you get in & out whenever you want, your hotel at walking distance, cool weather, great city.

[canexplain]

I liked it last year. they let you get in & out whenever you want, your hotel at walking distance, cool weather, great city.

orbit, so it is an in and out fest? if it is, i might consider going then ... i could get a condo easy in chi town ... x****

[Tylerdurden31]

orbit, so it is an in and out fest? if it is, i might consider going then ... i could get a condo easy in chi town ... x****

it is...you get a bracelet and come in and out whenever you want

[JSam67]

Lolla was excellent last year. Daft Punk, Muse, Pearl Jam with big crowds and the skyline as a backdrop. What wasn't to like? I've liked it the past two years. NIN and Radiohead makes it unbelievable this year and I can't wait to jump on the early bird tickets after missing the souvenir ones.

[orbit]

yeah, you get a wristband for your 3 day pass, and you can get in/out anytime.

I think I'm going as well.

[Sushov23]

I'm going for sure.

[Somewhat Damaged]

http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/49172-radiohead-nin-to-top-lollapalooza-2008-bill

Holy shit -- Radiohead + NIN? Dare I attempt to brave Chicago?

[STALINZZZ]

I just saw that. JESUS.

[PassiveTheory]

So... Is Coldplay not doing the festival circuit... At all?

[rage patton]

Thank god... Europe can have them.

[ThomThom]

If the third headliner is Kanye West I will leave work, buy 2 40oz's of something, a pack of cigarettes, and sit in my car the rest of the afternoon and weep.

[Young blood]

So... Is Coldplay not doing the festival circuit... At all?

they are playin rage pattons back yard.

Music festival almost a done dea
Organizer of Pemberton event ‘confident’; Petty, Coldplay among possible acts for ’08
By
Reporter
Jennifer Miller
jmiller@whistlerquestion.com

Shane Bourbonnais is keeping his calendar clear for the end of July because there’s a good chance he’ll be hosting musicians such as Tom Petty and members of Coldplay in Pemberton during a three-day music festival.

Bourbonnais is president of touring and business development for Live Nation, the largest producer of concerts worldwide, and every year in July he takes a fishing trip to Langara Island. But as of Monday (Feb. 25) he hadn’t sent his registration in for the 2008 trip because — pending one key approval — he’ll likely be busy during that time with a European-style music festival in his hometown of Pemberton.

“I feel confident that we’re going to get the news we’re looking for and build an incredible event,” Bourbonnais said. “We’ve just got this one last approval that we need and if that one comes favourably we’ll be coming to Pemberton… this summer.”

Next week, Bourbonnais will attend a meeting to discuss the final approval needed to announce firm dates and a location for a festival this summer, and Bourbonnais said he hopes to be able to make an announcement in the next two weeks that the festival is a go.

He declined to provide specific information about the approval that’s needed.

“We’re starting to plan that we’re producing the festival,” he said. “It will be incredible.”

When the potential for a music festival in Pemberton was first made public last October, Coldplay was named as a possible headliner. Bourbonnais said this week that Coldplay is “still online” and Tom Petty is seriously considering coming.

“Hopefully he’s still available when we get the approval,” he said. “But we feel good that even if it’s not those acts, we’ll have big enough acts.”

He said summer 2008 is set to be one of the best seasons in the past five years for big-name bands and artists that are planning tours.

Live Nation is looking to put together a three-day European-style music festival complete with on-site camping, multiple stages, vendors, concessions and “a real, true festival spirit,” Bourbonnais said.

If the key approval comes through, there is still a lot of work to do to make the festival a reality this year. Multiple permits must be received and further dialogue must take place with the Ministry of Transportation on highway travel to and from the festival.

But Bourbonnais said he’s not worried about not having enough time to organize something for this July and that many of the permit processes were initiated as early as last November.

He also said all the bodies Live Nation is working with — RCMP, Squamish Lillooet Regional District, Village of Pemberton, Pemberton Chamber of Commerce and others — have been helpful and cooperative so far. The support from the Pemberton community in general has been “incredible,” he said.

While a festival in 2008 looks promising, Bourbonnais said if something happens to delay the plans, Live Nation will likely continue to pursue a large-scale festival in Pemberton in 2009.

“If there’s a problem, we have all the infrastructure built for ’09,” he said.

Back in October Bourbonnais told The Question that Live Nation was also considering a couple of alternate locations in eastern Canada for a multi-day festival.

He said this week that while the other locations are technically still in the running the necessary support and approvals aren’t falling into place as smoothly as they are in Pemberton.

“We’re heavily favouring the Pemberton site for sure,” Bourbonnais said. “The community has been incredible."

[BlackSwan]

the vibe is awful. you can tell a lot of the crowd doesn't care that much about music. major of meat head, frat boy, midwest scene. seems like a lot of people were there just because they didn't have anything to do that weekend. lot of a sound bleed between the stages and in the worst ways, like having a local/small band stage right behind the same stage LCD Soundsystem played... major wtfs.

[Somewhat Damaged]

Young blood, if you're serious about that Pemberton fest, that would be the second real festival (after Summerfest) that shares a name with one of the entries in the Create Your Own Festival contest.

[nationocean]

If the third headliner is Kanye West I will leave work, buy 2 40oz's of something, a pack of cigarettes, and sit in my car the rest of the afternoon and weep.

You seem to always go and drink alot..